--- title: "11 Open Secret Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 11 Open Secret quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Open Secret sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/699/lawrence-durrell-2169_art_art-like-life-is-an-open-secret-2527117_2527117.jpg" --- > [Art like life is an open secret.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-durrell/art-like-life-is-an-open-secret/) [Lawrence Durrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-durrell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/699/lawrence-durrell-2169_art_art-like-life-is-an-open-secret-2527117_2527117.jpg) > [Love is an open secret, the most obvious thing in the world and the most hidden, with no why to how it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rumi/love-is-an-open-secret-the-most-obvious-thing-in-the-world-and-the/) [Rumi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rumi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1f/rumi-56_love_love-is-an-open-secret-the-most-obvious_511552.jpg) > [It is an open secret that Jews do not work, but rather let others work for them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julius-streicher/it-is-an-open-secret-that-jews-do-not-work-but-rather-let-others-work/) [Julius Streicher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julius-streicher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d38/julius-streicher-14637_israel_it-is-an-open-secret-that-jews-do-not-wo_2613121.jpg) > [The open secret of real success is to throw your whole personality into your problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-polya/the-open-secret-of-real-success-is-to-throw-your-whole-personality/) [George Polya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-polya/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/george-polya-10766_personality_the-open-secret-of-real-success-is-to-th_2432195.png) > [“How can it be when we’re all safeguarding the very same story? That’s why Rumi calls it an Open Secret.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-lesser/how-can-it-be-when-we-re-all-safeguarding-the-very-same-story-that-s/) [Elizabeth Lesser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-lesser/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/045/elizabeth-lesser-1683_safeguarding_how-can-it-be-when-we-re-all-safeguardin_2034472.png) > [“Rumi speaks of the Open Secret. He says that each one of us is trying to hide a secret—not a big bad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-lesser/rumi-speaks-of-the-open-secret-he-says-that-each-one-of-us-is-trying/) [Elizabeth Lesser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-lesser/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/391/elizabeth-lesser-1683_secret_rumi-speaks-of-the-open-secret-he-says-t_729592.png) > [Reason is like an open secret that can become known to anyone at any time; it is the quiet space into which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-jaspers/reason-is-like-an-open-secret-that-can-become-known-to-anyone-at-any/) [Karl Jaspers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-jaspers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/karl-jaspers-11518_known_reason-is-like-an-open-secret-that-can-b_2445684.jpg) > [Open Secret boasts a nifty plot and, in Coroner Fortin, a fascinating protagonist who will likely be around for a long time.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giles-blunt/open-secret-boasts-a-nifty-plot-and-in-coroner-fortin-a-fascinating/) [Giles Blunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giles-blunt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e1/giles-blunt-239998_boast_open-secret-boasts-a-nifty-plot-and-in-c_3156664.png) > [“Face your embarrassment at being human, and you’ll uncover a deep well of passion and compassion. It’s a great power, your Open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-lesser/face-your-embarrassment-at-being-human-and-you-ll-uncover-a-deep-well/) [Elizabeth Lesser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-lesser/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/604/elizabeth-lesser-1683_compassion_face-your-embarrassment-at-being-human-a_382620.png) > [The secret of Masonry, like the secret of life, can be known only by those who seek it, serve it, live it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/the-secret-of-masonry-like-the-secret-of-life-can-be-known-only-by/) [William Howard Taft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-howard-taft/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c29/william-howard-taft-3006_adventure_the-secret-of-masonry-like-the-secret-of_427062.jpg) > [“But open secret is a lie we like to tell ourselves. It's a lie we often told ourselves, in sickness and in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-levithan/but-open-secret-is-a-lie-we-like-to-tell-ourselves-it-s-a-lie-we/) [David Levithan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-levithan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08b/david-levithan-67_health_but-open-secret-is-a-lie-we-like-to-tell_1282598.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/open-secret/#itemlist", "name": "Open Secret Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Art like life is an open secret.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lawrence Durrell" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-durrell/art-like-life-is-an-open-secret/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/699/lawrence-durrell-2169_art_art-like-life-is-an-open-secret-2527117_2527117.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/699/lawrence-durrell-2169_art_art-like-life-is-an-open-secret-2527117_2527117.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/699/lawrence-durrell-2169_art_art-like-life-is-an-open-secret-2527117_2527117.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Art like life is an open secret.” — Lawrence Durrell", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Love is an open secret, the most obvious thing in the world and the most hidden, with no why to how it keeps its mystery.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rumi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rumi/love-is-an-open-secret-the-most-obvious-thing-in-the-world-and-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1f/rumi-56_love_love-is-an-open-secret-the-most-obvious_511552.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1f/rumi-56_love_love-is-an-open-secret-the-most-obvious_511552.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1f/rumi-56_love_love-is-an-open-secret-the-most-obvious_511552.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Love is an open secret, the most obvious thing in the world and the most hidden, with no why to how it keeps…” — Rumi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is an open secret that Jews do not work, but rather let others work for them.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Julius Streicher" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julius-streicher/it-is-an-open-secret-that-jews-do-not-work-but-rather-let-others-work/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d38/julius-streicher-14637_israel_it-is-an-open-secret-that-jews-do-not-wo_2613121.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d38/julius-streicher-14637_israel_it-is-an-open-secret-that-jews-do-not-wo_2613121.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d38/julius-streicher-14637_israel_it-is-an-open-secret-that-jews-do-not-wo_2613121.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It is an open secret that Jews do not work, but rather let others work for them.” — Julius Streicher", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The open secret of real success is to throw your whole personality into your problem.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Polya" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-polya/the-open-secret-of-real-success-is-to-throw-your-whole-personality/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/george-polya-10766_personality_the-open-secret-of-real-success-is-to-th_2432195.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/george-polya-10766_personality_the-open-secret-of-real-success-is-to-th_2432195.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/george-polya-10766_personality_the-open-secret-of-real-success-is-to-th_2432195.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The open secret of real success is to throw your whole personality into your problem.” — George Polya", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“How can it be when we’re all safeguarding the very same story? 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